diff --git a/app/views/api/v1/issues/_simple_detail.json.jbuilder b/app/views/api/v1/issues/_simple_detail.json.jbuilder
index 2c05acf7f..e361d136b 100644
--- a/app/views/api/v1/issues/_simple_detail.json.jbuilder
+++ b/app/views/api/v1/issues/_simple_detail.json.jbuilder
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ json.pm_issue_type issue.pm_issue_type
 json.pm_sprint_id issue.pm_sprint_id
 json.pm_project_id issue.pm_project_id
 json.time_scale issue.time_scale
-json.child_count issue.child_count
+if params[:pm_issue_types].present? 
+  json.child_count issue.children_issues.where(pm_issue_type: 4).count
+else 
+  json.child_count issue.child_count
+end
 
 json.author do
   json.partial! "api/v1/users/simple_user", locals: {user: issue.user}